Sead
Ahmetović

TecH Leader
Community Builder
Speaker
Guest Author
Publisher
Engineer
Capital 40
FT1000

Leading one of the world's most impactful communities for tech leaders and talents.

About

Sead Ahmetović, is the CEO and co-founder of WeAreDevelopers, an organization dedicated to empowering tech talents and accelerating their careers.

He has founded multiple succesful businesses and is a highly respected leader in the tech industry, known for his expertise in building and growing exceptional tech teams and communities. His passion and dedication are inspiring countless individuals around the world to pursue more meaningful and rewarding careers in tech.

Key Facts

  • CEO & Co-Founder of WeAreDevelopers
    WeAreDevelopers is empowering tech talents and accelerating their careers. The company is running Europe's leading career platform for developers and is best known as the host of the world's largest event for tech leaders and talents - WeAreDevelopers World Congress. WeAreDevelopers is headquartered in Vienna and operates further offices in Berlin, Amsterdam, Sarajevo and London.
  • Host of Europe's Ultimate Coding Competition - CODE100
  • Consultant to the United Nations Development Programme (2017-2018)
  • Managing Director & Co-founder of VIENNA DIGITAL (2013 - present)
  • Managing Board Member of various non-profit initiatives dedicated to the empowerment of young people
  • Regular conference speaker and guest author in the areas of tech, leadership, startups, future of work, and international business development.
  • Background in computer science and engineering
  • Fluent in English, German, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
  • Located in Europe, mostly Vienna and Berlin

In 2023, Sead was honored as one of the 'Top 40 under 40' entrepreneurs by Germany's leading business magazine, Capital. This prestigious award recognizes exceptional individuals in the fields of politics, business, and society.

Additionally, Sead received the 'Born Global Champion' award from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce, a distinction that recognizes outstanding achievements in international markets, characterized by innovative products and services and rapid growth.

Furthermore, WeAreDevelopers has been recognised by the Financial Times as one of FT1000 Europe's Fastest Growing Companies.

The World's Greatest Minds in Tech

Sead brings together industry leaders and tech superstars such as Steve Wozniak (Co-founder of Apple), Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the Web), Amanda Silver (CVP, Microsoft), Thomas Dohmke (CEO, GitHub), John Romero (Father of FPS Gaming), Cassie Kozyrkov (Chief Decision Scientist, Google), Joel Spolsky (Founder of Stack Overflow), Garry Kasparov (Chess World Champion, AI Pioneer), David Singleton (CTO, Stripe) and many others to discuss tech innovations and trends in modern software development.

Covered by…

The quality I would most like to magnify is empathy. It brings us together in a peaceful, loving state.

Stephen Hawking

REST IN PEACE

Events

For speaking inquiries, please use the contact form below.

March 20, 2024
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Berlin, Germany

Chatbot Summit

Keynote: Leveraging the Power of Developers to Build the Next Generation of GenAI Assistants

December 16, 2023
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Future Leaders Summit

Opening Keynote: Shaping the future. Together.

December 2, 2023
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Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Google DevFest 2023

Opening keynote: The developer manifesto for driving positive change

November 29, 2023
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Zagreb, Croatia

18th Advanced Technology Days - 2023

Openning remarks

November 6, 2023
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Chicago, IL, USA

KubeCon North America - KubeCampus Learning Day

Community Learning Panel with Sead Ahmetović (WeAreDevelopers), David Giard (Microsoft), and John Platt (StormForge)

September 26, 2023
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Online

Slack Community Amsterdam

Beyond code: Building Europe's leading dev community

July 27, 2023
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Berlin, Germany

WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023

Main Stage - Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Sir Tim Berners-Lee (Inventor of the web). Tech Leaders Stage - Stack Overflow: Past, Present & Future - Prashanth Chandrasekar, Joel Spolsky and Sead Ahmetovic

July 27, 2023
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Berlin, Germany

WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2023

Awarding the CODE100 Ultimate Champion

June 26, 2023
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Pontresina, Switzerland

This Next Thing

Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Scott Chacon (Co-founder of GitHub, co-founder & CTO of GitButler)

June 16, 2023
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Zagreb, Croatia

.debug 2023

Panel with Sead Ahmetović, Zoran Šljivić (Serengeti), Timothei Jukić (Native Teams), Maja Menićanin (Intercapital Asset Management), Matija Matijevac (Maidea). Topic: Highly paid developers - bug or a feature?

May 23, 2023
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Miami, FL, USA

Infobip Shift Miami

Main Stage - Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and game development legend John Romero

April 13, 2023
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Berlin, Germany

Infobip Connect

Panel discussion about career growth

November 30, 2022
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Online

Career Show Tech 2022

Keynote: Accelerate your career growth with tech communities

November 29, 2022
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Zagreb, Croatia

17th Advanced Technology Days - 2022

Opening remarks for Advanced Technology Days

October 28, 2022
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Online

SlavConf Virtuality

Keynote: Community Building with Impact

September 19, 2022
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Zadar, Croatia

Infobip Shift 2022

Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Håkon Wium Lie (Inventor of CSS, ex-CTO Opera)

June 23, 2022
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Berlin, Germany

Greentech Festival / KOA

Panel discussion about "How to hire great talents"

June 14, 2022
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Berlin, Germany

WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2022

Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and Thomas Dohmke (CEO, GitHub)

June 14, 2022
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Berlin, Germany

WeAreDevelopers World Congress 2022

Fireside Chat with Sead Ahmetović and David Singleton (CTO, Stripe)

May 20, 2022
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Berlin, Germany

EY Future Digital Talents 2022

Panel with Sead Ahmetović, Tomislav Tipurić (CTO, Nephos), Norbert Hillinger (HPI Academy, Carina Kießling (EY, Quantum Computing), Reinhard Dalz (EY, FlexAI). Topics: Future of Tech, Career Growth

April 26, 2022
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Vienna, Austria

Coding the Future of Mobility 2022

Opening remarks and moderation of the event

October 6, 2021
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Vienna, Austria

Coding the Future of Mobility 2021

Opening remarks and moderation

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